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Karur

Administration
Native ameKarur (கரூர்)
Typecity
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKarur
Government
Municipal ChairmanP.Sivakama Sundari
Geography
Total Area2.3 sq mi (5.96 km2)
Altitude122 m
Demography
Total Population76328 (2001)
Density (pop.)322/km2 (834/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode6390(xx)
Telephone91-(0)4324
VehicleTN 47

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Karur ( ) is a large town and a municipality in Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of Amaravati. Karur district was formed on 30th September 1995 by trifurcating Tiruchirappalli district. It is the administrative headquarters of Karur District. Karur has a very long history and has been sung by various sangam poets. It has been the battleground of various Tamil Kings like Chera, Chola and Pandya because of its strategic location in Kongu Nadu (Coimbatore). The district has a very rich and varied cultural heritage. The district is made fertile by the perennial flows of the Kaveri River on the northern side(Thavittupalayam, Vangal, Muniyappanur, Mayanur, Kulithalai) and also the Amaravati, Nalkasi and Noyyal rivers. Its economy is mainly agrarian. Presently, the district is famous worldwide for its handloom products.It is located 60 km to the South-East of Erode and 70 km to the West of Trichy, 100 km to the South of Salem, 140 km to the East of Coimbatore and 150 km to the North of Madurai.

It is the Major junction point of three Roadways connecting,

* Bangalore & Salem to Madurai & Tirunelveli.

* Coimbatore & Tirupur to Trichy & Tanjore.

* Mangalore, Mysore & Erode to Trichy, Madurai & Tuticorin.

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Arattai Arangam - Karur - 01
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Prithviraj and Suja dance to 'Karikaalan...' from 'Vettaikaaran' at the 'Roto Eve 2010' programme organised by Rotary Club, Karur. www.istream.in
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Yoga school for blind and deaf orphans. Karur, Tamil Nadu, India 2006.
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Prithviraj, Suja, Ranjith and Abinayasri dance to a medley at the 'Roto Eve 2010' programme organised by Rotary Club, Karur. www.istream.in
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What Islam says about good time, bad time and horoscope? Manuda Vasandam @ Karur Q&A in Tamil by Dr.KVSHabib Mohamed Part 3
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South Indian actor Swathika dances to 'Alegra alegra...' from 'Kanthasamy' at the 'Roto Eve 2010' programme organised by Rotary Club, Karur. www.istream.in
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Soulja' Boy dr. zeus mix plus Closer in a decent dance for indian function Performers from left to right: Gokul Karur Jishnu Gangulee Karno Sarkar Moynawk Gangopadhyay (Ayon) Neel Bhattacharya Sahil Rafai Thanks to the creators for the beautiful music
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Why Muslims against drawing the picture of Prophet Mohamed (PBUH)?Manuda Vasandam @ Karur Q&A in Tamil by Dr.KVSHabib Mohamed Part 14
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Mimicry artiste Mano mimics Kollywood stars at the 'Roto Eve 2010' programme organised by Rotary Club, Karur. www.istream.in
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Aspirants pour in impressed with Captain's progressive outlook - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Banking on the party's preference for variety and Vijaykanth's promise to allocate at least 10 seats for women, celebrity transgender Rose Venkatesan filed an application to contest from -Karur-. "Old parties are conserv - Date : Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:27:25 GMT+00:00
A left handed tribute to Dr Hedgewar from an unexpected quarter - Organiser Tweet this news
Organiser--THE visionary leadership quality of Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar was highlighted by Sri Aaloor Shah Nawaz, Director of Documentary Films, in a seminar on the topic 'Muslims - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' held at Pallaptti in -Karur- d - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:41:07 GMT+00:00
Rahul's brigade bags 9 seats for TN polls - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--A rising star in YC, the only woman to be selected in the 'talent hunt' held by Rahul, Jyothimani would fight the polls from -Karur-. Another young woman Gayathri would fight it out from a seat in Coimbatore. Also, the name of Rajes - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:24:55 GMT+00:00
Two celebrity transgenders aspire to contest in TN polls - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--'I will push for free education for transgender children and adequate employment opportunity for the community,' said Rose, an aspirant for DMDK's -Karur- constituency. 'I will also push for government financial assistance for fa - Date : Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:03:52 GMT+00:00
DMK, allies to finalise constituency identification by Sunday - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--The party is finding it tough to get the DMK to yield on Aravakurichi in -Karur- district or Namakkal constituency for a Youth Congress candidate. Meanwhile, the Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam, which managed to wrangle seven seats from the DM - Date : Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:29:34 GMT+00:00
Karur Vysya Bank � Rights offer: Invest - Business Line Tweet this news
Business Line--Shareholders of -Karur- Vysya Bank (KVB) can subscribe to its rights offer. The rights are at a steep 62 per cent discount to the current market price. KVB is a small sized private sector bank with more than half its branches located in Tam - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:02:57 GMT+00:00
Transgender candidate to contest Tamil Nadu polls - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--Venkatesan will contest from Tamil Nadu's -Karur- District. "In India, I am not the first politician from the transgender community. We have already seen Shabnam Mausi from Uttar Pradesh. Mausi was a legislator for about five years. .. - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:17:36 GMT+00:00
Rose wishes to join politics - BehindWoods Tweet this news
BehindWoods--Rose is keen to contest from -Karur- whereas Kalki prefers her hometown Pollachi. Rose wishes to help not only her people but other minorities as well and she cares a lot about women's rights. She wishes to be known as a powerful and goo - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:20:21 GMT+00:00
Bonded Labour: The barbarity continues in Tamil Nadu - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--CHENNAI: Bonded labour is being employed by a state-owned quarry in -Karur-, states a report on in Tamil Nadu that was released at a National convention on bonded labour. Speaking at the convention, Swami Agnivesh, Chairman of the Bonded l - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:22:18 GMT+00:00
Will Rose thorn prick Karunanidhi? - Express Buzz Tweet this news
Express Buzz--She had sought a DMDK ticket to contest from -Karur-. Detailing her election plans, Rose said that she chose Vijaykanth's party as the progressive principles of the actor-turned-politician attracted her. She said, “The party name itse - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:16:28 GMT+00:00

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